Artigas weather in September

In September, Artigas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 128 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Artigas's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artigas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 128 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:46 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Artigas is capital of the Artigas Department, Uruguay.

Density: 2,620/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Artigas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	13

Artigas weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	124	10.1	13.7	4.7
Feb	30° / 20°	123	10	13.1	5.1
Mar	28° / 18°	116	9.3	12.2	6.2
Apr	25° / 15°	166	9.5	11.3	7.1
May	21° / 12°	116	7.8	10.5	6.8
Jun	18° / 10°	125	8.9	10.1	6.1
Jul	18° / 9°	102	7.8	10.2	6.3
Aug	20° / 10°	89	7.4	10.9	6.9
Sep	22° / 12°	128	8.9	11.8	6.8
Oct	24° / 14°	172	10.8	12.7	6.8
Nov	27° / 16°	121	7.5	13.5	6.9
Dec	30° / 18°	111	9.1	13.9	5.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	52	53	53	53	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49
Cloudier (%)	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Artigas gets around 128 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	62	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	60	59	57	57	56	56	54	53
Comfortable (%)	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24
Humid (%)	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	62	18	17	3
2	61	18	18	3
3	61	18	18	3
4	61	18	18	3
5	62	17	18	3
6	62	17	18	3
7	63	17	17	3
8	63	17	17	3
9	64	17	16	3
10	64	17	16	3
11	64	18	15	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	64	19	14	3
14	63	19	14	4
15	63	19	14	4
16	64	19	13	4
17	63	20	13	4
18	63	20	13	4
19	63	20	13	4
20	63	20	13	4
21	62	21	13	4
22	62	21	13	4
23	60	22	14	4
24	59	22	14	5
25	57	23	15	5
26	57	23	15	5
27	56	23	16	5
28	56	23	16	5
29	54	23	17	6
30	53	24	17	6

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
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26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27
Sunset (PM)	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	8:05	7:26
2	11.4	8:04	7:27
3	11.4	8:02	7:27
4	11.4	8:01	7:28
5	11.5	8:00	7:28
6	11.5	7:59	7:29
7	11.5	7:57	7:30
8	11.6	7:56	7:30
9	11.6	7:55	7:31
10	11.6	7:54	7:31
11	11.7	7:52	7:32
12	11.7	7:51	7:32
13	11.7	7:50	7:33
14	11.8	7:48	7:34
15	11.8	7:47	7:34
16	11.8	7:46	7:35
17	11.9	7:44	7:35
18	11.9	7:43	7:36
19	11.9	7:42	7:36
20	11.9	7:40	7:37
21	12.0	7:39	7:38
22	12.0	7:38	7:38
23	12.0	7:36	7:39
24	12.1	7:35	7:39
25	12.1	7:34	7:40
26	12.1	7:33	7:41
27	12.2	7:31	7:41
28	12.2	7:30	7:42
29	12.2	7:29	7:42
30	12.3	7:27	7:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Artigas?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Artigas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Artigas in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Artigas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Artigas in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Artigas peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	8	4	3	4	5	7	6	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Artigas?

Artigas sits at 30.4°S, 56.5°W, 151 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Quaraí, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Artigas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Artigas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Artigas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Artigas is covered by trees (39%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

trees 39%

16 km

162 m

grassland 79%

80 km

301 m

grassland 84%

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← August Artigas year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Quaraí 3.0 km · Uruguaiana 94 km · Alegrete 95 km · Paso de los Libres 97 km · Rivera 104 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 105 km · Monte Caseros 113 km · Itaqui 142 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 66% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $25,216; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 542
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Artigas (-30.4043°, -56.4693°, elevation 151 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	62	18	17	3
2	61	18	18	3
3	61	18	18	3
4	61	18	18	3
5	62	17	18	3
6	62	17	18	3
7	63	17	17	3
8	63	17	17	3
9	64	17	16	3
10	64	17	16	3
11	64	18	15	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	64	19	14	3
14	63	19	14	4
15	63	19	14	4
16	64	19	13	4
17	63	20	13	4
18	63	20	13	4
19	63	20	13	4
20	63	20	13	4
21	62	21	13	4
22	62	21	13	4
23	60	22	14	4
24	59	22	14	5
25	57	23	15	5
26	57	23	15	5
27	56	23	16	5
28	56	23	16	5
29	54	23	17	6
30	53	24	17	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	62	18	17	3
2	61	18	18	3
3	61	18	18	3
4	61	18	18	3
5	62	17	18	3
6	62	17	18	3
7	63	17	17	3
8	63	17	17	3
9	64	17	16	3
10	64	17	16	3
11	64	18	15	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	64	19	14	3
14	63	19	14	4
15	63	19	14	4
16	64	19	13	4
17	63	20	13	4
18	63	20	13	4
19	63	20	13	4
20	63	20	13	4
21	62	21	13	4
22	62	21	13	4
23	60	22	14	4
24	59	22	14	5
25	57	23	15	5
26	57	23	15	5
27	56	23	16	5
28	56	23	16	5
29	54	23	17	6
30	53	24	17	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	62	18	17	3
2	61	18	18	3
3	61	18	18	3
4	61	18	18	3
5	62	17	18	3
6	62	17	18	3
7	63	17	17	3
8	63	17	17	3
9	64	17	16	3
10	64	17	16	3
11	64	18	15	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	64	19	14	3
14	63	19	14	4
15	63	19	14	4
16	64	19	13	4
17	63	20	13	4
18	63	20	13	4
19	63	20	13	4
20	63	20	13	4
21	62	21	13	4
22	62	21	13	4
23	60	22	14	4
24	59	22	14	5
25	57	23	15	5
26	57	23	15	5
27	56	23	16	5
28	56	23	16	5
29	54	23	17	6
30	53	24	17	6